BMC polls News
Uddhav Thackeray faction leader and former Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant joined Shiv Sena in presence of CM Eknath Shinde.
Sanjay Raut walked out of jail after a special court in Mumbai granted him bail in a money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl redevelopment project.
Uddhav Thackeray has been invited to the Bharat Jodo Yatra
He has not yet confirmed his presence during the Yatra
The Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Maharashtra through Nanded
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has accepted the invitation to join the Yatra
The BJP on Monday pulled out its candidate from the next month's Andheri East Assembly bypoll contest, paving the way for the easy victory of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction's nominee.
Fadnavis has made a big announcement ahead of the BMC polls
He said that the BJP will contest the BMC polls jointly with Eknath Sinde-led Shiv Sena
He also said that the BJP aims to win Sharad Pawar's Baramati constituency
Amit Shah meets BJP leaders over BMC elections in Mumbai
The meeting was chaired at Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis’s residence.
This is Amit Shah`s first visit to Mumbai after the formation of the Eknath Shinde government
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that a special audit will be conducted by the CAG into the BMC's functioning, including the quality of roads, the allegation of scams in setting up of COVID-19 centres.
This comes as elections are due in several civic bodies in Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said the decision of pulling out of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor race is in the interest of Mumbai people, adding that it would support Shiv Sena while keeping the `transparency` as the utmost priority.
In the recently concluded polls to the 227-member BMC, Shiv Sena won 84 seats, BJP - 82, Congress - 31, NCP - 9, MNS - 7, SP - 6, MIM - 3, Others - 5.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday reiterated that Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should join hands post the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.
A senior Congress leader confirmed to IANS that the Shiv Sena did approach the party for an alliance in Mumbai, but the party did not show interest.
The BJP on Thursday scored a resounding victory in Maharashtra civil polls.
Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday offered to resign from his post.
The Shiv Sena on Thursday expressed confidence of victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.
While the civic elections in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – the country's richest municipal corporation – has become a prestige issue for two main parties, BJP and the Shiv Sena, it has also activated bookies in the illegal betting syndicate.
Actress Priyanka Chopra has said she would have exercised her right to vote in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections if she was in the country.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar today exercised his franchise in a municipal ward where nine candidates are contesting and none of them belongs to NCP.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday expressed confidence of securing a majority in the 2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, despite facing a stiff competition from its ally Shiv Sena.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is pulling out all the stops to capture power at the country's richest civic body.
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